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Race
To The Top
Author Unknown
Once
upon a time there
was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very
high
tower. A big crowd had
gathered around the tower to
see the race and cheer on the contestants.
The race began. Honestly, no one in the crowd really believed that
the
tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too
difficult!!" "They
will NEVER make it to the top." or "Not a chance that they will succeed. The
tower is too high!"
One by one the
tiny
frogs
began collapsing. Except
for those, who in a fresh tempo, were
climbing higher and higher.
The crowd
continued to yell, "It's too difficult! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got
tired and
gave
up, but ONE continued higher
and higher and
higher. This one
wouldn't
give up!
At the end everyone
else had
given
up
climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big
effort, was the only one who reached the top!
Then all of the other
tiny
frogs
naturally
wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it. A contestant asked the tiny frog how he
had
found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?
It turned out that the winner was DEAF!!!
The wisdom of this story
is:
Never listen to other
people's
tendencies to
be negative or pessimistic, because they take your most wonderful
dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the
power
words
have.
Because everything you
hear
and
read will
affect your actions!
Therefore:
ALWAYS be POSITIVE!
And above all:
Be DEAF when people
tell YOU
that
you cannot
fulfill your dreams!
Contributed
by
Jan
Waddle
Defining
Moments
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© 2006, Jace Carlton. All International Rights Reserved.
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